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A team of Canadian soldiers was in British Columbia on Thursday to assess the needs of local authorities who are dealing with floods and mudslides that forced evacuations, blocked major highways, caused the death of at least one person and…

Sports leaders appointed by the Taliban have promised Olympic officials that Afghanistan will continue to allow its athletes and teams to compete internationally. The International Olympic Committee announced the pledge Thursday after…

Washington, Nov 19 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States is aware of reports that a US citizen has been detained in Ukraine for ordering the killing of a Ukrainian minister, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik. "We are aware of reports…

Kolkata, Nov 16 (UNI) Remembering legendary Soumitra Chatterjee, Bangladesh based OTT platform Chorki is all set to premiere his unreleased film '72 Ghanta' on November 25. The official poster of the film is about to be unveiled. The…

Rohit Sharma is famously strong on the pull and the hook. He can be a compulsive player of the strokes, and that has at times caused his downfall, notably in Test cricket. Perhaps that is what Trent Boult was targeting when he stuck to a…

United Nations, Nov 17 (UNI/Sputnik) The Islamic State-Khorasan terrorist group (IS-K, banned in Russia) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, with the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) being unable to stop it, UN…

BASIRHAT: Idols of Hindu gods being prepared for an upcoming festival were found vandalised in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday morning, triggering tension in the area, police said. The idols were being prepared for…

DUBAI: Major cricket event will return to Pakistan after more than two decades with the country set to host the 2025 Champions Trophy, an ICC flagship tournament. The ICC board on Tuesday awarded the hosting rights of the 2025 Champions…

BEIJING: Global wealth tripled over the last two decades, with China leading the way and overtaking the US for the top spot worldwide, Bloomberg reported. A report by McKinsey & Co. that examines the national balance sheets of ten…

MOSCOW: Russia said Tuesday that it will resume allowing air travel to Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mongolia starting Dec. 1. The government coronavirus task force said Russia will also lift the remaining restrictions on…

Colombo, Nov 16 (UNI/Xinhua) Sri Lankan government has endorsed the use of Molnupiravir, the first oral antiviral pill to treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the country's health minister said Tuesday. Quoted in local media reports,…

Beijing, Nov 16 (UNI/Sputnik) China and the United States must respect each other, cooperate, not only resolve their internal affairs, but also fulfill international obligations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday during a…

Paris, Nov 15 (UNI/Sputnik) French President Emmanuel Macron has made the blue color on the official French flag darker, French media reported. The president made the decision more than a year ago, on July 14, 2020, but the change went…

Kabul, Nov 15 (UNI) Islamic clerics from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, Palestine, Iraq and Croatia have called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. The participants, during a virtual conference on Sunday,…

Kabul, Nov 15 (UNI) Iran has been deporting thousands of Afghan refugees who poured into the country following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August. Human Rights Watch has protested Tehran’s move and urged the UN to intervene.…

United Nations, Nov 15 (UNI/Sputnik) Those responsible for the deaths of civilians as a result of the US airstrike in Syria must be punished, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told Sputnik, commenting on a recent…